Girls' name · since 1904

Delle

97 babies named Delle in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,414 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade

Delle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 1904.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delle has been recorded 97 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2023.

  • #27,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 97 born since 1904
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delle ranks #27,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.

#27,414 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delle's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Delle's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Delle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
456789 1904191719231939195120212023 6

Delle by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (31 births, 32% of the file).

1910s was Delle's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Delle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 31 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delle?
Delle has been given to 97 babies in the U.S. since 1904, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,414 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Delle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delle ranks #27,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delle most popular?
Delle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Delle been used?
Delle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 120 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Delle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Delle's data

  • Delle's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Delle

Nearby Names Like Delle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Delle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.